Liver Abscess due to Streptococcus pneumoniae: A Clinical Rarity

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Liver aspirate showing (a) brownish yellow liquid pus and (b) Gram-positive cocci (GPC) arranged in pairs, short chains, and small clusters (1000x). (c) Growth of S. pneumoniae on blood agar plate and (d) susceptibility of S. pneumoniae to various antibiotics by the disc-diffusion test.

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